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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sun morning).

Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
60
WSW
50
WNW
55
W
45
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
45
NW
30
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
3
1
1
3
1
max °C
-16
-18
-19
-19
-22
-19
-18
-21
-16
-13
-17
-8
-6
-13
-6
-4
-8
min °C
-16
-23
-22
-20
-24
-21
-19
-24
-22
-14
-18
-14
-8
-13
-11
-5
-9
-28
-39
-38
-35
-39
-32
-32
-37
-34
-26
-31
-24
-16
-24
-20
-13
-18
2000
700
1050
1200
850
1600
1600
650
1800
2100
850
2850
3000
1750
3350
3350
2300
Cloud base (m)
3700
3500
3750
4200
3450
3450
4250
3500
7200
6200
7250
3450
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Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:45
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 250 degs)
(43 kph at 230).
0.0 km
High: scattered
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 236).
11
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 243).
37
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 281).
35
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
38 km SE
2811m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
5
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
26 minutes ago
-7° C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 275).
21
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
22 minutes ago
-7° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 265).
23

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.